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Show SUICIDE IS DRAMATIC Swallows Carbolic Acid in Mission to Prove Faith. SAN DIEGO. Cal.. Sept 3. During this ovenlng's services at the Nuzareno mission mis-sion at Fifth and I streets, an unknown man arose and combattcd some of tho doctrinal points thnt had been advanced. Efforts to Induce him to desist from his arguments resulted In his producing a bottle and declaring: ''Only faith Is necessary. If I havo faith I can drink this and It will not hurt mp." With this he swallowed tho contents and a moment or two later fell to tho lloor and soon died. The bottlo had contained con-tained carbolic acid. Tho suicide Is not known hore. Ho wns about 15 years of age and neatly dressed. In a nolo book In his pocket the nnmo "Gilbert" appeared. Ho also had soveral cards of Los Angeles restaurants and lodging-houses. |